20 Feb 1869
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Newspaper
Princeton Union Democrat
Location
Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1869
Page
1
A satirical diary recounts a dubious initiation into a lodge described as No. 66.666 with skull and crossbones imagery. The narrator endures strange rituals, mock oaths, and a blindfold goat ride before being deemed a Mason, amid comical misadventures and warnings about secret societies.
The Powpérance Convention at Indianapolis adopts resolutions urging state action to abolish tippling houses, equating licensing for liquor venues with crime protection, and stating the party will back only candidates of good habits who support prohibitive laws. It notes a controversial mixed marriage case involving Peter Herper and Eliza Jane Brooks as reported by the New Orleans Crescent.
A Christmas goose sent by a kind friend to two prisoners in a Canadian jail was found to contain files and steel saws. The report notes a separate note that after April first the Missouri Supreme Court judges will receive $32, and the clerks of the Legislature will get $7 per diem.
An old time custom of blessing food is praised, while a viewpoint ridicules asking God’s blessing over alcoholic drinks. The writer condemns brandy, egg nog, and punch as unsanctified and poison filled, equating them to hellish witchcraft and calling prayer over them blasphemous.
A thinker argues that death is natural and universal, questioning how such a necessary end could be designed by Providence for mankind and suggesting that fear of death is unfounded.
A reflective sermon on kindness to the erring counsels mercy and firm faith. It contrasts moral guidance with the temptations of vice and recalls Lincoln and Grant era rhetoric, urging humility, charity, and steadfast labor in life’s rugged road.
On Tuesday afternoon Murrey stabbed James Brannon, an engineer on the C M R B. Initial fears of death proved unfounded, Brannon is now doing well with a hopeful recovery outlook.
A young lady seeks elopement with a disliked suitor after her father objects. She and the man climb a ladder to escape, promise marriage, then return home briefly for money left behind. She reascends, delays, and finally leaves the lover waiting as she shuts the window.
The Hudson River Railroad Co placed twelve Managl wooden wheels on a drawing room car. They cost more than cast iron but promise less track wear and far higher mileage. The New York Post notes Johnson on women and a kitchen wash method praised for saving effort.
The article details the Manhattan Club at Fifth Avenue and Fifteenth Street, its brown stone building, ownership history, and ground rent. It explains the $50 annual dues, dining costs, and private-hotel-like features, naming prominent members such as August Belmont, Samuel Barger, Augustus Schell, and William E. Vanderbilt, with Commodore Vanderbilt visiting for whist.
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